Queen – Live Aid – Part 1 (1/5)
Sep 27, 2009 guitar solos
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stevy
13.07.1985, London (Wembley Stadium), England
Most of top artists of that time were present at this mega-famous festival and Queen of course had to be there. Each artist got from ten to twenty minutes for their show; no playback or soundcheck were allowed. Queen hesitated because playing without a soundcheck is always a risk. But then they accepted the rules and their 20 minutes of fame came on at 18:44 GMT.
Queen were on top form and not only according to Bob Geldof and Elton John, they stole the show. They played only the intro to Bohemian Rhapsody (the opera part couldn’t be played from the tape as playback was forbidden & there wasn’t enough time anyway). Instead of the opera part, Radio Ga Ga followed. We Will Rock You was reduced to the first verse (and the final guitar solo) only. Is This The World We Created was performed by Freddie and Brian only later in the evening.
01: Bohemian Rhapsody (Intro)
02: Radio Ga Ga
Duration : 0:6:46
September 27th, 2009 at 1:45 am
I´ve been into rock …
I´ve been into rock for some years now and i know that there are alot of great bands out there, we have the great such as PF and LZ but I have not to this day seen or heard anything that can match the performance of Queen during the live aid. This has to be the greatest moment in rock history and probably on of the greatest moment of music history!
Freddie you are truely missed and loved!
September 27th, 2009 at 1:45 am
Oh my god, I’ve …
Oh my god, I’ve just noticed, Freddie is the spit of my next door neighbour.. lol
September 27th, 2009 at 1:45 am
my god. Only Queen …
my god. Only Queen could do something this amazing bloody I wish i was old enough to have loved Queen when they were in their prime
September 27th, 2009 at 1:45 am
Queen ruled that …
Queen ruled that day not only because they performed brilliantly but also because just about everyone else sucked that day. I thought Live Aid was pretty bad, and I saw it the very day it was broadcast in 1985.
September 27th, 2009 at 1:45 am
Actually I was just …
Actually I was just sitting here thinking to myself,”who the else even played at LiveAid anyway ?” when I saw your comment. Lol
September 27th, 2009 at 1:45 am
man at 5:08. …
man at 5:08. Luckiest man in the world
September 27th, 2009 at 1:45 am
Well Status Quo …
Well Status Quo were not bad as openers. Phil Collins played a notorious bum note on the piano. Adam & The Ants basiclaly ruined his singing career that day singing an unknown song and doing some of the worst stage antics ever. Other than that it was pretty boring. A lot of the established bands like The Who and Led Zeppelin were infamously bad that day.
September 27th, 2009 at 1:45 am
great performance, …
great performance, Queen are the only band that come close to AC/DC performing live.
September 27th, 2009 at 1:45 am
queen edge it.
queen edge it.
September 27th, 2009 at 1:45 am
AC/DC? are you …
AC/DC? are you joking?
September 27th, 2009 at 1:45 am
you said it!!
you said it!!
September 27th, 2009 at 1:45 am
look at elton john …
look at elton john and axel rose duet at tribute fkn hilrious!!:0)one deep voice and one huskey!wat where they thinking lol
September 27th, 2009 at 1:45 am
WTF?
Get the …
WTF?
Get the off the internet, now.
September 27th, 2009 at 1:45 am
the best legend in …
the best legend in the history of music…freddie mercury from zanzibar!!!!
September 27th, 2009 at 1:45 am
Till the knutts of …
Till the knutts of reading everywhere about mika as the new freddie…. lol. look at this video and suicide yourselves, litlle mika yonkies. XDDD
September 27th, 2009 at 1:45 am
hmhm mj dancer …
hmhm mj dancer maybe youve heard of him best performences even the mowtown 25th anniversary was better than this and that wasnt eve mjs best performances
September 27th, 2009 at 1:45 am
Nothing can ever be …
Nothing can ever be better.
September 27th, 2009 at 1:45 am
I feel sorry for …
I feel sorry for the band that had to follow them..
September 27th, 2009 at 1:45 am
seen ACDC 3 times.. …
seen ACDC 3 times… wish id seen Freddie an Queen…too late now
September 27th, 2009 at 1:45 am
queen live aid 1985 …
queen live aid 1985:
best rock’n'roll performance ever – no doubt
September 27th, 2009 at 1:45 am
Freddie mercury …
Freddie mercury never looked more indian, LOL!
September 27th, 2009 at 1:45 am
How ironic this …
How ironic this died from AIDS. Oh well.
September 27th, 2009 at 1:45 am
so
i think i found …
so
i think i found a jealous guy here…
September 27th, 2009 at 1:45 am
you are noob …
you are noob buddy.please go to your bed and dream another so great voice…
September 27th, 2009 at 1:45 am
Great comment mate. …
Great comment mate. All the fake rock out there, no talent, just a really good producer who can get anyone famous…. that is not real music. The age of the internet saw the end of good music.
Queen are the best!